Drop-top whip.



PATENTED SEPT. 6, 1904.

H. M. VAN DBUSEN.

DROP TOP WHIP.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 26.1904.

NO MODEL.

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Patented September 6, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY M. VAN DEUSEN, OF IV STFIELD, MASSIXCHUSETTS.

DROP-TOP WHIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 769,516, dated September 6, 1904. Application filed February 26, 1904. Serial No. 195,448. (No model.)

Be it known that I, H ENRY M.V.\N D nUsnx,a citizen of the United States, residing' at festfield, iii the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drop-Top lVhips, of which the following' is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in whips, more especially of that type which may be termed express or drop-top whips. Heretofore whips of this class or type have l had their top foi'med of a core exclusively of clotln and it is with the view of ovei'- coming cei'tain disadvantages or objections 5 thereto I have contrived the invention forming' the subject-matter of this specification.

It has for its object, among' other things, to provide for increased effectiveness and pliability, more especially' as relates to thewhiptop, without complicating' the sti'uctural featui'es thei'eof and also to lessen cost of manufactui'e and otherwise promoting' utility and i convenience.

Said invention consists of certain structural features, substantially as hereinafter more fully disclosed, and particularly pointed out by the claim.

In the accompanyingdrawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention, Figure l is a perspective View thereof. Fig'. Q is a view showing the core of the whip at one stage of the manufacture of the latter. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view with certain parts constituting' the coi'e of the whip-top shown detached or i'ipped for the fuller disclosure thereof. Fig. s is an enlarged crosssection through the finished whip.

In the carrying out of my invention I form the coi'e lX of the handle or stock l prefei'- ably of wood in two sections or parts l lb, the inner section l being' preferably tapered or vanished at its relatively outer end, as at 1C, a suitable distance, which tapered portion is inserted and confined in any suitable way l in a corresponding notch or socket l, prol duced in one end of the section l. The inner f section l*l may be and is preferably a stiff or l inflexible wooden piece, while the other sec tion, lb, is of tough yielding' or springy material and tapei'ed to a very nai'row outer end to impart the requisite flexibility to that pai't of the stock as where it connects with the whip-top.

The whip-top 2 is foi'med of a coi'e, pi'eferably of manila fiber, hemp, sisal, or jute 2".

i pactly bound and brought within the required cross-sectional compass or area to form the whip-top. The stock and whip-top are all now covei'ed or inclosed and finished in the usual way, as shown, as well understood.

This invention provides for greatly simplifying' the construction, especially of this class of whips, while the manila fiber, hemp, sisal, or jute and such like material form a cheap and effective coi'e for the whip-top, possessing it of greater or increased flexibility as compared to the way previously adopted in constructing' the whip-top. The wliip-top falls gracefully oi' symmetrically from the stock and is especially desirable for express or drop-top whips, as above intimated.

lVlien the drop top or lash is formed from a rope, as shown in Fig. 3, the part of the top or lash employed to join it to the stock will be frayed out to thei'extent necessary, as shown at 2 in said last-mentioned figure. In this case the core or body of the lash throughout will be formed of a simple rope, having' the usual whip finish. This form and mode of procedure in manufacture lessens the cost of construction, enhances the strength, and insures uniformity in size throughout the length of the top or lash, points that are del stool; by' a textile material strip and cord sirable in droptop Whips. For many pur-I wrapped around said stock and top, the Whole poses I desire to make the whip in this form. having the usual exterior Whip inish.

Latitude is allowed as to details herein, as In testimony Whereoflhave signed my name 5 there may be changes as circumstances sugto this specilieation in presence of two Wit- 15 gest Without departing from the spirit of my nesses.

invention and the latter still be protected. HENRY M. VAN DEUSEN.

I claim- Witnesses: A drop-top Whip having a rigid stock and JOHN W. CULVER,

IO a flexible top formed of rope united to said HARRY B. PUTNAM. 

